Health / Yoga Glossary

Tamas : The quality of inertia, laziness, procrastination.

Tiryaka Bhujangasana : Twisting cobra pose.

Tiryaka Tadasana : Swaying palm tree pose.

Trataka : One of the cleansing techniques (shatkarma) in which the gaze is focussed upon an object such as a candle flame.

Tree (Vrksasana): A standing pose. Stand in Mountain pose. Bend one knee up to your chest and raise your arms straight above your head, bringing the palms together.

Triangle (Trikonasana): A standing pose. Stand with feet 3 to 3.5 apart. Raise both arms to shoulder level, and then bring one hand down towards the floor.

Uddiyana Bandha : Abdominal retraction lock'; drawing in of the abdomen towards the backbone after exhaling

Ujjayi Pranayama : A kind of breathing technique which produces a light sonorous sound.

Upward-Facing Dog (Urdha Mukha Svanasana): A backbend. Lie face-down on the floor. Use your palms to lift your upper body. Keep your arms straight and your face titled up and forward.

Utkatasana : Squatting position.

Uttankoormasana : Tortoise pose.

Vajrasana : The 'thunderbolt' pose; a kneeling posture with buttocks resting upon the heels.

Vama Swara : Flow of breath in the left nostril.

Vaman Dhauti : Yogic technique to cleanse the stomach by voluntary vomiting. There are two types: kunjal kriya (regurgitating of water) and vyaghra (regurgitating of food).

Varisara Dhauti : Yogic cleansing technique in which a large quantity of water is drunk in conjunction with asanas to cleanse the entire digestive tract; also known as shankhaprakshalana.

Vashitva : Ability to control all objects, living and non-living.

Vastra Dhauti : Yogic detoxification technique in which a specially prepared cloth is swallowed and removed after ten minutes, in order to remove mucus from the stomach.

Vatsara Dhauti : A cleansing technique in which the air swallowed into the stomach is belched out.

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